| Times held | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 668 |
| Total countries | 48 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 56 | 14 |
| 1968 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 76 | 19 |
| 1972 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 80 | 20 |
| 1976 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 80 | 20 |
| 1980 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 48 | 12 |
| 1984 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 60 | 15 |
| 1988 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 72 | 18 |
| 1992 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 72 | 18 |
| 1996 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 64 | 16 |
| 2000 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 52 | 13 |
| 2004 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 10 |
| 2008 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 10 |
| 2012 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 10 |
| 2016 | Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 56 | 14 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Soviet Union |  URS |
Unified Team of Germany |  GER |
Romania |  ROU |
| 1968 | Norway |  NOR |
Romania | ROU |
Hungary |  HUN |
| 1972 | Soviet Union | URS |
Romania | ROU |
Norway | NOR |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | URS |
Spain |  ESP |
East Germany |  GDR |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Romania | ROU |
Bulgaria |  BUL |
| 1984 | New Zealand |  NZL |
Sweden |  SWE |
France |  FRA |
| 1988 | Hungary | HUN |
Soviet Union | URS |
East Germany | GDR |
| 1992 | Germany | GER |
Hungary | HUN |
Australia |  AUS |
| 1996 | Germany | GER |
Hungary | HUN |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
| 2000 | Hungary | HUN |
Germany | GER |
Poland |  POL |
| 2004 | Hungary | HUN |
Germany | GER |
Slovakia |  SVK |
| 2008 | Belarus |  BLR |
Slovakia | SVK |
Germany | GER |
| 2012 | Australia | AUS |
Hungary | HUN |
Czech Republic |  CZE |
| 2016 | Germany | GER |
Slovakia | SVK |
Czech Republic | CZE |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Hungary | HUN |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Belarus | BLR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | ROU |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovakia | SVK |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechia | CZE |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoltán Kammerer | HUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Gábor Horváth | HUN |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Reineck | GER FRG |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yury Filatov | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vladimir Morozov | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Botond Storcz | HUN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ákos Vereckei | HUN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | 9 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Australia | AUS |
13 | 9 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 5 h2 r3/4 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Bronze | 9 | 7 h1 r2/3 | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | Gold | 4 |
| Austria |  AUT |
4 | 4 h3 r3/4 | 7 | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belarus | BLR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Gold | — | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
2 | — | — | 4 h3 r3/4 | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
7 | — | — | — | 7 | Bronze | — | 4 h3 r3/4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
8 | DNS | 6 h3 r1/4 | 5 h1 r3/4 | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | 9 | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Czechia | CZE |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | Bronze | Bronze |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
3 | — | — | 9 | 5 h2 r3/4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark |  DEN |
2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | — | 6 | 4 h1 r3/4 | Bronze | Gold | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland |  FIN |
4 | — | 5 | 7 | 5 h1 r2/4 | DNS | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
7 | — | 4 h3 r3/4 | — | — | 6 | Bronze | 9 | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Germany | GER |
8 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 4 | Gold |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
7 | 4 h1 r3/4 | 5 h2 r3/4 | 5 h2 r2/4 | 5 h3 r3/4 | 4 h1 r2/3 | 5 | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong, China |  HKG |
2 | — | — | — | 6 h1 r2/4 | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
13 | 4 | Bronze | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | Gold | Silver | Silver | Gold | Gold | 5 | Silver | 11 |
| Ireland |  IRL |
1 | — | — | — | 5 h2 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy |  ITA |
9 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 h2 r2/4 | — | AC h2 r2/4 | 7 | 6 h2 r2/3 | 3 h2 r2/3 | — | — | 4 | — | 14 |
| Japan |  JPN |
1 | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Mexico |  MEX |
2 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | 6 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands |  NED |
3 | 7 | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | — | 6 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Zealand | NZL |
3 | — | — | — | — | DNS | Gold | 4 h2 r3/4 | 8 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norway | NOR |
7 | — | Gold | Bronze | 6 | — | 4 h1 r3/4 | AC h2 r3/4 | — | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | — |
| Poland | POL |
11 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 8 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | Bronze | 8 | 6 | — | — |
| Portugal |  POR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | DNS h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romania | ROU |
10 | Bronze | Silver | Silver | 4 | Silver | 4 | — | 5 | — | 6 h1 r2/3 | 7 | — | 8 | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | 9 |
| Serbia |  SRB |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |  SCG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Slovakia | SVK |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | Bronze | Silver | 6 | Silver |
| South Africa |  RSA |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
6 | Gold | 5 h1 r3/4 | Gold | Gold | 7 | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
8 | — | 4 h2 r2/4 | 4 h1 r2/4 | Silver | — | 6 | 5 h3 r3/4 | 5 h2 r2/3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Sweden | SWE |
10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 h1 r3/4 | 9 | Silver | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | UKR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States |  USA |
9 | 4 h2 r2/4 | 5 h2 r2/4 | 4 h2 r2/4 | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | 5 h1 r3/4 | 9 | 6 h1 r2/3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan |  UZB |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 h2 r2/3 | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — |
| West Germany | FRG |
5 | — | 5 h3 r3/4 | 5 | 9 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
2 | 8 | — | 5 h3 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
